FRESNO (KMJ) – More Volunteers in Patrol are needed at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. VIPS serve as the eyes and ears in the community, checking on vacation property and schools, reaching out to the community, painting over graffiti, monitoring Project Lifesaver, transporting patrol cars, reaching out to youth, assisting children with court appearances, running…… MORE
Elderly Fresno Woman Murdered – “Person Of Interest” Captured
FRESNO (KMJ) – The son of an 80-year-old grandmother, found murdered in her Central Fresno home early Wednesday morning, is now in police custody in connection with her death. Investigators say she was discovered by her grand-daughter, and the call came to Fresno Police at around 8am. “She was killed, it was a homicide, definitely”, says…… MORE
So Cal Kidnap Suspects May Have Ties To Fresno
(photo courtesy of CBS LA) (KMJ / CBS LA) – Police are asking for the public’s help to locate two suspects who are wanted in connection with the murder of a woman and possible kidnapping of her three young children in Lebec. According to homicide detectives, a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the…… MORE
Calif. Cap-and-Trade Extension Bill Clears Assembly
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Following heated debates at the California Capitol, a measure to extend the cap-and-trade program has managed to clear the Assembly. The bill calls for a 40 percent reduction in emissions, compared to 1990 levels, by 2030. However opponents argue that the targets harm California businesses, and that too much authority is being given…… MORE
Fresno Police K9 Kilo Finds Young Suspect In Doghouse
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Police say an armed juvenile ended up in the dog house … quite literally. A man contacted police saying four kids had confronted him and one pulled a gun on him around 12:30 Tuesday morning Quickly, he drove away from the scene and then called police. When officers arrived the kids scattered…… MORE
DUI Hit/Run Suspect Arrested After Nearly 20-Mile Police Chase
A suspect who led Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies on a nearly 20-mile pursuit is behind bars. 26-year-old Marcos Larios was allegedly weaving all over the roadway on SB 41 early just before 1am Tuesday morning when a Sheriff’s Deputy tried to pull him over. Larios allegedly took off, merging onto EB 180, before exiting onto…… MORE
“All-Gender” Restroom Bill Advances
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A bill requiring that single-user restrooms in the Golden State be labeled “all-gender,” has cleared its final obstacle in the Assembly. If approved, it would apply to such restrooms “in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency.” The measure’s being praised by the Transgender Law Center, which…… MORE
Auditor Blasts CA Foster Care System’s Use of Psychotropic Drugs
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California Auditor Elaine Howle is criticizing the foster care system, for prescribing psychotropic drugs, in quantities and dosages that exceed state guidelines. Howle’s latest report adds that counties, have failed to follow up the with prescribing doctors. Nearly 12% of the more than 79,000 foster children in California were given psychotropic drugs, during…… MORE
August 23rd Is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
FRESNO (KMJ) – Today, August 23rd is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Equal Pay Day signifies how far into the year women must work to earn as much as men – and it falls in April, but for an African-American women, it’s on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day that they finally catch up. The National…… MORE
Residents Near Tule Fire Told to Prepare for Evacuations
Tulare County says Sequoia Crest and Scicon residents should prepare to evacuate due to the expanding Tule fire. So far, 750 acres have burned. Cal Fire is assisting the Sequoia National Forest Department with the fire off Highway 190. … MORE
